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SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 43

SSC MTS - 09/10/2024 - (12:30 PM - 2:30 PM) • General Awareness • Q43

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Who among the following launched the Home Rule League in September 1916 at Madras?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is  option 1  i.e. Annie Besant.

Annie Besant launched the Home Rule League in September 1916 at Adyar, Madras (now Chennai). This movement aimed to achieve self-governance for India within the British Empire, drawing inspiration from Ireland's Home Rule League. Besant's league complemented Bal Gangadhar Tilak's earlier Home Rule League, which he had established in April 1916 in Pune. While Tilak's league focused on western India, Besant's league had a broader national reach, organizing over 200 branches across the country. Both leagues played a significant role in mobilizing public opinion and contributing to the momentum for India's independence.

Incorrect Options:

  1. Sucheta Kriplani – She was a freedom fighter and the first woman Chief Minister of an Indian state, but she was not involved in the Home Rule League.

  2. Rash Behari Bose – He was associated with the revolutionary movement and later with the Indian National Army (INA) in Japan, not the Home Rule League.

  3. Lokmanya Tilak – Although he also started a Home Rule League, it was in April 1916 at Pune, not in September 1916 at Madras.